Time-to-recovery from severe pneumonia and its predictors among children 2-59 months of age admitted to the pediatric ward of Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2023: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia is an inflammation of lung parenchyma. The World Health Organization estimated 156 million cases of pneumonia occur annually. Out of them, 20 million cases severe enough to require hospitalization, and each year 1.2 million deaths occur among under-five children. Despite studies and initiatives aimed at reducing pneumonia related deaths in children, Ethiopia is ranked sixth among top fifteen countries in terms of pneumonia related morbidity and mortality.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the time to recovery from severe pneumonia and its predictors among children aged 2-59 months admitted to the pediatric ward of Jimma University Medical Center; Southwest, Ethiopia, 2023.

Methods

A facility-based retrospective cohort study was carried out amo

SUBMITTER: Bekele GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11999157 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature